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Thanksgiving No. 1 Day of the Year for Cooking Fires in US
Thanksgiving is the No. 1 day of the year for home cooking fires in the U.S., and leaving food unattended is the leading cause, the Red Cross reported. According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking accounts for 80% of …
Read More How AI Could Reboot Britain’s Services-Heavy Economy
When accountants at mid-tier firm Moore Kingston Smith began using artificial intelligence to speed up their work, profit margins jumped. Colleagues in another team running checks against corporate fraud created a report for customers in two hours, something that previously …
Read More Binance Faces Lawsuit by Hamas Victims Under Anti-Terrorism Law
Binance Holdings Ltd. faces a lawsuit claiming the cryptocurrency platform “knowingly facilitated” crypto transactions by Hamas before the group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. More than 300 victims and family members of …
Read More Insurance Customers Skeptical About AI Processes and Benefits
While insurance consumers may be warming up to artificial intelligence, 68% say they believe the insurance company gets most of or all the benefits of AI adoption. AI is becoming more ingrained and accepted as part of the insurance industry’s …
Read More Barge Looted in the Bahamas Returns to Florida But Insurance Claims Mounting
A barge carrying 192 shipping containers that ran aground in the Bahamas and was quickly looted has returned to Jacksonville, ending a stormy journey that will likely result in millions of dollars in insurance claims. The barge, known as the …
Read More Lawsuit Alleges Farm Bureau Financial Concealed Fraudulent Activities
Two former top investigators for Farm Bureau Financial are suing the company for fraud, racketeering and wrongful termination. The lawsuit alleges the insurer’s management group knew of fraudulent activity committed by company employees and refused to report fraud to state …
Read More More Federal Legislation Introduced to Tackle Third-Party Lit Funding
Sen. John Kennedy has introduced a new bill aimed at reforming the courtroom practice of third-party litigation funding. Kennedy, R-La., introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act last week, and it was immediately supported by the insurance industry …
Read More Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Court Filings Allege
Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media …
Read More Norfolk Southern Revives Plans for Firefighter Training Center Near Site of Ohio Derailment
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio. Building a …
Read More Ohio Machining Company to Pay $2M to Settle Sex Discrimination Case
Glunt Industries, Inc., a Warren, Ohio machining company which operates four large-scale fabrication plants, will pay $2 million and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. …
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